Animal Health Flashcards
Who is in the best position to recognize unhealthy animals
employees
List 4 role of a veterinarian
Welfare
Nutrition
Reproduction
Emergencies
Drug manufactures must remove __________ labels and claim therapeutic uses for health safety
growth promotion
The Veterinarian feed Directive’s goal is to increase regulation of antibiotics medically important to
humans
T/F The Veterinary Feed Directive identifies antibiotics medically important
True
Increase Role of the veterinarian
- Consultation
- Training
- Data Analysis
Decrease Role of the Veterinarian
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Pregnancy checks
- Emergency calls
Why these changes
- Shift to larger farms
- Labor specialization
- Data acquisition
- Nutrition
- Reproduction
- Behavior
Management practices designed to prevent introduction or spread disease
Biosecurity
Where do diseases come from
off farm
Increasing ___________ of livestock disease increases the likelihood of the spread of disease
density
T/F Outbreaks on small farms are more likely to make the news
False. Large farms are more likely to make the news than small farms
T/F Outbreaks are cheaper on large farms
False. More expensive
How can disease get from one farm to another?
Food truck Wild life Share equipment Weather Waste Veterinarian
What are the three different aspects of biosecurity
Bio Exclusion
Bio Containment
Bio Management
What does Bio Exclusion mean
keep illness out
What does Bio Containment mean
keep illness isolated
What does Bio Management mean
control disease prevent
How do we keep disease out
Isolation and Quarantine
How can you isolate an animal
- closed herd/flock (which means not buying animals)
- Distance
- Wind breaks (prevent something from coming in the wings or breeze)
What does quarantine refers
Isolate animals until proven clean or sick animals
What are other methods of Bioexclusion
Fencing Personnel check-in Vehicle disinfection Rodent control Designated areas
Biocontaiment
Shower in and out
Waste management
Mortality
Biomanagement
AIAO- all in-all out
Full hygiene and sanitation
Vaccine and parasite programs
APHIS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APHIS goal
protect and promote US agricultural health
regulate GMO
enforce Animal Welfare Act
US Customs and Border Protection (make sure international items don’t bring disease into the country
